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Greek War of Independence, (1821–30), rebellion of Greeks within the Ottoman Empire, a struggle which resulted in the establishment of an independent Greece. This is a list of revolutions, rebellions, insurrections, and uprisings .
- The American Revolution
- The French Revolution
- The Haitian Revolution
- The Chinese Revolution
- The Russian Revolution
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Tensions between the British and their 13 American colonies began to mount in 1765 with the introduction of the Stamp Act, a decree imposing unpopular taxes on the colonies as a means to pay off the expenses from the Seven Years’ War with France. Pockets of violence broke out as protestors, resenting the new taxes, voiced their unhappiness. A notab...
By the late 18th century, the people of France were living mostly in squalor, all except the nobility who lived lavish and expensive lifestyles. Frustrated with a monarchy that collected heavy taxes but offered nothing in return, the citizenry turned their widespread discontent on King Louis XVI. Historians mark July 14, 1789, as the start of the c...
Saint Domingue—modern-day Haiti—was a French colony on the Caribbean island of Hispaniolasince 1659. Inspired by the French Revolution, groups of slaves rose up to fight their oppressors on August 22, 1791. Over 100,000 former slaves joined the cause, killing plantation owners and destroying their property. The French colonizers had been prepared f...
Because of a series of failed wars, the Qing dynasty was quickly losing prominence in Asia. Nationwide frustrations soon sparked rebellious thoughts among the common citizens. As a result, in the earliest years of the 20thcentury, the Revolutionary Alliance was formed in an attempt to abolish the imperial system. Dubbed the Father of the Nation, po...
By the beginning of the 20th century, Russia was one of the most underdeveloped and impoverished countries in Europe. Struggling because of the state of their country, workers protested against the monarchy in 1905, which led to the Bloody Sundaymassacre and a failed uprising. Nonetheless, revolutionary fervor was not easily forgotten. World War I ...
Learn about five revolutions that changed the course of history, from the American Revolution to the Chinese Revolution. Discover how they challenged the existing political, social, and economic systems and their impact on the world.
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The Revolutions of 1820 were a series of revolutionary uprisings in Spain, Italy, Portugal, and Greece. Unlike the wars of 1830, these wars tended to be in the outer regions of Europe. Revolutions of 1830 [ edit ]
Notable revolutions in recent centuries include the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), the French Revolution (1789–1799), the Haitian Revolution (1791–1804), the Spanish American wars of independence (1808–1826), the European Revolutions of 1848, the Mexican Revolution (1910–1920), the Russian Revolution in 1917, the ...
21 feb 2014 · Since 1996, these non-violent or “color” revolutions, with death tolls in the dozens or hundreds instead of many thousands (or even far more), have become more common than violent ones. What determines whether revolutions that start as protests continue and succeed peacefully, or turn bloody?
What new ideas helped create the political revolutions at the start of this period? What innovation started off the Industrial Revolution? Why was this change so revolutionary? According to the article, what are the effects of capitalism?
28 mag 2024 · Revolution, in social and political science, a major, sudden, and hence typically violent alteration in government and in related associations and structures. The term is used by analogy in such expressions as the Industrial Revolution, where it refers to a radical and profound change in economic.
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